How to pronounce straws in American English
“straws” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to straws the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “straws” in: all accents · British English (56 clips)
“straws” in real sentences — American speakers
65 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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- Holly, why do you use paper straws instead of plastic straws?
Smithsonian Air & Space
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in some places um you can't even get plastic straws right they've outla plastic straws and
US Forest Service
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These are recyclable straws; nothing but the finest.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “straws”
Words one sound away from straws — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “straws”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of straws. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.